Ming Zuo

Chapter 858 Attacking Lu Xiangsheng
Lu Xiangsheng received the imperial edict from King Qin in mid-July.

Without delay for a moment, he led the Tianxiong army to march northward that day.

According to the order of the Ministry of War, he should be stationed in Zhending to prevent the Qing army from going south.

But when he arrived at Zhending, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't sit still when he learned that the Qing army had no intention of going south.

He sent scouts to various places to investigate, and when he learned that Baoding Mansion was in danger, he quickly led his army northward for reinforcements.

If it is other officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty, they have not received orders from the central government anyway, and they would like to hide in the distance to keep safe, and they would never dare to take the initiative to fight against the Qing army.

Lu Xiangsheng is different.

He only knows how to be loyal to the country, and he doesn't hesitate to cherish his name.

But he also had an extra mind, instead of going straight to Baoding along the official road, he turned a corner to the east and came to Gaoyang first.

The reason why he came here was because he knew that Sun Chengzong was at home.

If you want to fight against the Qing army, you must have logistical supplies.He led the army all the way from Henan, and the supplies he carried were almost exhausted.

Even in Zhending, the local officials tried every means to evade the situation, and finally provided less than one-tenth of the food and grass.

Lu Xiangsheng knew very well that if there was one person in Daming who upheld the same public heart as himself, it must be Sun Chengzong.

He's here for help.

"Elder Ge, although the subordinates don't have many soldiers, they are determined to fight to the death with the Qing army. Our army is coming from the south, and food and grass are scarce. I wonder if Gaoyang can provide it?"

Knowing the purpose of Lu Xiangsheng's visit and seeing his exhausted appearance, Sun Chengzong felt very relieved.

If all the officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty were like this, why worry about the country's troubles?

He patted his chest on the spot.

"Leave this matter to the old man."

He has the confidence that he can do it.

Because this is his hometown.

Sun Chengzong's reputation in the local area is at the top of the sky, far surpassing the government.With his personal management, the food and grass needed by the Tianxiong Army were prepared in just two days.

A Ming army appeared near the left. How could the Qing army who besieged Baoding Mansion not know?
The Qing army that hit Baoding Mansion was exactly Hauge's.

He plundered all the way south along the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, and encountered no resistance at all.And because this place is far away from the capital, Daming simply ignored him.

Hauge destroyed eleven cities one after another, and the looted population and wealth piled up like a mountain.

Hearing that Azig had beheaded many Ming Dynasty generals one after another, Hauge was indignant and decided to make a big one.

Regardless of the dissuasion of his generals, he insisted on taking Baoding.

Because he was the coach and the prince, the people below couldn't resist, so they had to use Baoding for surgery.

But Baoding is an important town in Gyeonggi, and has always been stationed with heavy troops, including governors and general soldiers.

It is impossible for them to go out of the city to fight against the Qing army.But relying on strong fortifications to defend the city, there is absolutely no problem.

Hauge had limited siege equipment, and after three days of fighting, there was still no progress.

Just when he was a bit unable to step down, he heard that a Ming army of more than [-] people had arrived, which made him overjoyed.

"This king's attack on Baoding was not to destroy the city, but to lure the Ming army to rescue them. This is better than defeating the enemy in the wild."

All the generals below heard him boasting, and all of them had strange faces.

But since they can fight against the Ming army in the field and don't have to fight Baoding to death, everyone will bear it.

The plan of abandoning Baoding and annihilating the army that came to aid the Ming Dynasty was approved by everyone.

For the first time since leading the army, Hauge experienced the pleasure of commanding and using his fingers.

"Hong Guoer, lead the cavalry of your headquarters to protect the left flank of the army and wait for the banner of the Chinese army. If you want to attack, you must not delay."

A Mongolian nobleman stood up and took orders respectfully, with a proud expression on his face.

This person is Hong Guoerbeile of the Horqin Left Rear Banner.

His daughter Borzigit Dulema has been betrothed to Hauge by Huang Taiji and was originally scheduled to get married in July.

Hauge's original partner is the daughter of Wu Gurdai and Mang Guji.

Because Mang Guji fled with Mang Gurtai, Hauge killed him in a rage.

Seeing that he had lost his original wife, Huang Taiji personally made the decision to have him marry a noble daughter from the Horqin tribe.

This intention is actually very obvious.

It is hoped that Horqin's ministries can approach Hauge so that he can take over power in the future.

The reckless Hauge didn't quite understand the twists and turns, but thanks to Fan Ji's repeated reminders, he was a little enlightened.

This time he was going to fight the Ming army, and he made it clear that a great meritorious service was in front of him, so Hauge gave the opportunity to make meritorious service to his future father-in-law.

"Wu Keshan, you are in command of the right wing, and you also need to wait for the orders of the Chinese army. In addition, send out scouts to shield the battlefield."

For Wu Keshan, Hauge's feelings are very complicated.

Fan Ji repeatedly suggested that he should make friends with this person, but when he thought that this person's sister was his enemy to succession, Hauge couldn't help feeling strange.

Fortunately, he is now the commander-in-chief of the army, with great power in his hands and full of ambition, so he has no intention of making troubles.

Azige arranged Wu Keshan to Hauge's side, in fact, he had disgusting thoughts.

Unexpectedly, Hauge did not do something that offended others as he wished.

Following Haoge's general order, the Qing army began to withdraw from the besieged city and approached Gaoyang.

At the same time, Lu Xiangsheng received food and grass supplies, and also came head-on.

On both sides of the Fu River, the two sides collided.

In the previous reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, the scouts on both sides fought extremely fiercely.

The Qing army, which has been invincible since entering the customs, encountered a well-matched opponent for the first time.

The Eight Banners and the Mongolian scouts were seriously injured, and the number of casualties was reported to Hauge, which made him a little terrified.

In Lu Xiangsheng's army, Sun Chengzong, who followed him, was even more amazed to see that Tianxiong's army was so brave that it was on par with the Qing army.

Brother Hao has a total of more than [-] people, more than six times that of Lu Xiangsheng.

Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng didn't play any tricks, so he set up layers of infantry phalanxes on the great plain.

There are more than [-] people in each large formation, front and back, left and right, supporting each other, and the gap between each other is less than [-] meters.

Facing such an infantry phalanx, Hauge would not dare to drive the cavalry into rashly, even if he had the guts to do so.Otherwise, attacks from all directions would be enough to wipe out the entire cavalry army.

But Hauge didn't intend to play any tricks with Lu Xiangsheng.

He has a large number of troops, and he also has infantry capable of fighting, so he simply formed a square formation and decided to fight head-to-head with Lu Xiangsheng.

This kind of play without tricks just covered up his shortcoming of lack of resourcefulness.

All the generals had no objection to his arrangement.

Anyway, in everyone's mind, the Ming army is vulnerable, and it only needs to rush over to destroy the enemy.

The war drums roared, the horns were desolate, and the heavens also smelled the smell of blood, and layers of clouds and haze were pulled over, and they couldn't bear to see the fighting in the world.

Lu Xiangsheng and Hauge split up the central army, and they gave the order to attack at the same time.

(End of this chapter)